The What Works Clearinghouse concluded that teachers who received professional development boosted their students’ achievement by 21 percentile points if the professional development
a. lasted more than 14 hours and averaged 49 hours per year.
b. lasted at least an hour a week during the course of the year.
c. lasted at least 5 to 10 hours over the school year.
d. lasted at least 4 hours per week over the course of the year.
(Correct answer: a)
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